Reviews

SHEL

SHEL creates a gauzy, gorgeous harmonized, string-driven symphony on 2016 disc Just Crazy Enough. The instruments and vocal layers blend smoothly and elegantly into a masterful production for each engaging … Read more

The Silks

It’s a shame that this effort clocks in at only 29 minutes because this Providence, RI –based trio has so much versatility. Apparently they do marathon shows made up of … Read more

FloydFest

FloydFest has situated itself in an idyllic slice of the Appalachian countryside, surrounded by sinewy back roads and big red barns housed in fields of buttercups. Campers get intimate with … Read more

Miss Tess

Miss Tess grew up in rural Maryland and was raised on the American folk and 1930’s swing that her parents, both musicians, played at home. Later she studied jazz and blues, including … Read more

Chris Ziemba

If ever a creative work was rightly titled, pianist Chris Ziemba’s impressive and expressive debut album Manhattan Lullaby certainly fits the bill. Spearheading the new millennial jazz movement, these eight lengthy, tasty, … Read more

Steve Gunn

In regards to the accolades given to the anything dubbed neo-psychedelia, a great deal of the praise stems from the semantics of the recordings rather than technical prowess. While Steve … Read more

Western Centuries

There’s a sense of gravitas that weighs heavy with a name like Western Centuries and an album with an overbearing title like Weight of the World. Yet for all the … Read more

The Mike Eldred Trio

Photos by Arnie Goodman Roots rockers the Mike Eldred Trio hit the famed Café Wha? on MacDougal Street and treated New Yorkers and world-traveling tourists alike to a rockin’ great … Read more

Songevity

Truth be told, Safe In Sound is a cool trio disc to listen to. Punchy ‘n peppered with shifting shades of Steely Dan tempo and groove. New York bassist and … Read more